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HRES 176 106th Congress House

Recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all "one…

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Official title: Recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible".

Introduced: May 18, 1999 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues CommemorationsDesegregation in educationDiscrimination in educationDiscrimination in public facilities
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EducationElementary and secondary educationEquality before the lawHigher educationHistoryLawMinoritiesPublic schoolsRacial discriminationSupreme Court decisions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 18, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 1999
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3271-3273)
May 18, 1999
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 1999
Mr. Pease asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
May 18, 1999
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
May 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the historical significance of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision; (2) heralds that event as a significant advancement of American principles of freedom, justice, and equality under law; and (3) repudiates racial segregation and reaffirms the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible."

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 18, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 18, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 18, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 18, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· May 18, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 18, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 18, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 18, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 18, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 176: Recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible".. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-176/
MLA
"H. Res. 176: Recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible".." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-176/.
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H. Res. 176, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-176/.
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[H. Res. 176: Recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible".](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-176/)
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